Brief Life History of Betsey
Betsey Hye was born about 1784, in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. She married Peter Twiss on 22 December 1804.
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Family Time Line
Peter Twiss
1782–
Betsey Hye
1784–
Marriage: 22 December 1804
Sources (1)
- Betsey Hye, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1782– Male
1784– Female
Marriage
22 December 1804
World Events (3)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 2
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 3
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 4
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
Perhaps an altered form of German Heye .
English: variant of High .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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